WASHINGTON — A rancorous dispute over rules marked the first full day of President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. After nearly 13 hours of debate over Democratic amendments, the rules for the trial were adopted unchanged in a party-line vote early Wednesday.
Highlights of Tuesday’s session and what’s ahead as senators conduct just the third impeachment trial of a president:
RULES REVERSAL
A proposal by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell would have imposed a tight two-day schedule for opening arguments by each side. The plan, an apparent bid by McConnell to get the trial moving quickly, also would have forced senators to vote affirmatively …read more
Source:: National Newswatch
